Bangladesh Women vs Australia Women, ICCW WC 2022, Today Match Prediction 25 March 2022

banw vs ausw Match Prediction & Analysis

Australia Women would be taking on Bangladesh Women in the 25th game of the ICC Women's World Cup 2022. It has been a clinical show from the Australians so far in the tournament and they come here with another commanding win against South Africa Women. Bangladesh Women went down by a big margin against India Women in their last game and ended all hopes of making it to the semifinal. 

Australia Women have won all the six games they have played. Most victories have been by big margins and the side would be confident going into this contest. For Bangladesh, this has been a miserable tournament and they face their toughest challenge against the mighty Australians. It remains to be seen if Bangladesh can pull off one of the biggest upsets in the tournament by winning this game. 

TEAMS PREVIEW

Bangladesh Women Preview

Nigar Sultana’s side suffered another batting collapse in the last game going down against India by 110 runs. This loss has sealed their fate as far qualifying into the semifinals is concerned. They take on the best side in the tournament in this game and Sultana would want her players to approach the game positively and put up their best performance. 

Openers Shamima Sultana and Murshida Khatun must contribute at the top as this has been a problem for the side in the last few games. The middle-order has also been inconsistent, and the side would need runs from Fargana Hoque, Nigar Sultana, and Rumana Ahmed in this tough contest. Lata Mondal and Salma Khatun must play well against Australia’s strong bowling attack down the order. 

Salma Khatun bowled well against India with the new ball, and she must get early wickets along with Jahanara Alam for the side to do well. Ritu Moni and Nahida Akter must keep the scoring rate under check as they would bowl against the best batting line-up in the world. The side would also need good performances from Rumana Ahmed, Lata Mondal, and Fahima Khatun in this game. 

Bangladesh Women Predicted Playing XI:

Nigar Sultana (c & wk), Sharmin Akhter, Murshida Khatun, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Nahida Akter, Fahima Khatun, Jahanara Alam

Australia Women Preview

Meg Lanning’s side has been at its best so far winning all their games. They come here with a convincing 5-wicket win against South Africa Women where they chased down a big total clinically. They are already through to the next round and Lanning would like to make the best use of this opportunity to build momentum ahead of the knockouts. 

Openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes missed out in the last game and the side would expect to see a positive start from them in this game. Lanning has been in terrific form and the side would like to see a strong show from her in this game. Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath have also done well and they strengthen the middle order. Ashleigh Gardner and Annabel Sutherland add firepower to their batting. 

Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry are looking good with the new ball and the side would like to see early breakthroughs from them in this game. Jess Jonassen and Gardner have also played good roles and the side would expect good roles from them in this game. Sutherland, Alana King, and McGrath add to the bowling resources for the side. 

Australia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy (wk), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland, Alana King, Megan Schutt

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The skies over Wellington would be cloudy on March 25 and there are chances of showers during the game. It has been a great batting surface with the ball coming onto the bat nicely. Big scores have been made and chased here. The side batting first would look to put up 270 runs on the board.

Venue Details

The wicket at Basin Reserve, Wellington is batting friendly, and we have seen large scores. The ball comes onto the bat allowing batters to play through the line. Fast bowlers get bounce and swing with the new ball. The ground being big also allows spinners to toss the ball up.

Toss: To Bowl

It has been a high-scoring venue where bowlers have found assistance only in the early overs of the game. The wicket becomes good to bat on as the game progresses. The side winning the toss would want to make use of the conditions by opting to bowl first on the wicket.